Conor McGregor-Khabib Nurmagomedov Booked for UFC 229

Nate Diaz made his thoughts on the UFC's Conor McGregor announcement very clear on Friday. McGregor and Nurmagomedov will collide on October 6 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Khabib Nurmagomedov is ready to face his toughest opponent to date in his first title defense since winning the belt back in April at UFC 223.

Conor McGregor will finally make his long awaited Octagon return as he takes on newly-crowned lightweight champion and rival Khabib Nurmagomedov (26-0) at UFC 229 on October 6, the UFC announced on Friday.

Since then, McGregor's return to the UFC has been teased but the two sides couldn't come to an agreement.

That led to charges for McGregor, who escaped a jail term and criminal record after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct, paving the way for the bout against Nurmagomedov.

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"Let them fight alone, and decide everything there [in the cage]". He didn't seem too thrilled about the prospect of his own return being upstaged by McGregor.

McGregor (21-3) simultaneously held the featherweight and lightweight championship belts during his meteoric UFC career, but he hasn't fought in MMA since taking the 155-pound lightweight belt from Eddie Alvarez in November 2016.

Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov confirmed that his son would be preparing for the bout in the USA, and that Russian Federation "has the right to expect victory" from a man who is unbeaten in 26 fights in the UFC. After he took a break to attend the birth of his son past year, he participated in a boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr. and earned a reported $100 million while losing by 10th-round technical knockout.

"It's time to go, so it's time to go", Diaz said.

Added Poirier: "We're going to show up, I promise you that. I already won that one twice", Diaz said before storming off the stage as the McGregor-Nurmagomedov presentation was aired.

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